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West Somerset road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1992, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 41% on 1991 (79), and casualties rose from 105.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 4,155 collisions in West Somerset.

District council until April 2019, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1992
111
Up 41% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
168
Up 60% on 1991
Fatal collisions
3
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1992

2.7% of collisions in West Somerset in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious2523%
  • Slight8375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3219%
  • Slight13379%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 111, up 41% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255796
20245373
20233254
20223448
20213140
20202233
20195985
20185992
201764107
201661106
201576120
201484122
201371113
201262100
201185125
201074113
200991158
2008102165
2007119187
2006123192
2005109165
2004105147
2003125180
200298153
2001109148
200096147
1999114139
1998113148
1997106141
199689126
1995102148
1994109161
199365108
1992111168
199179105
199085114
198979109
198899143
1987107148
198699134
1985102136
1984128190
1983119193
1982107146
1981108154
1980113156
1979120169

When and where crashes happen in West Somerset in 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (19%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (20%)
  • Friday10 (9%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (29%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (3.6%)
  • February6 (5.4%)
  • March5 (4.5%)
  • April14 (13%)
  • May10 (9%)
  • June17 (15%)
  • July12 (11%)
  • August12 (11%)
  • September14 (13%)
  • October5 (4.5%)
  • November6 (5.4%)
  • December6 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (64%)
  • Wet or damp28 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (9.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph36 (32%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph66 (59%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (61%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (8.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (6%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2028 (17%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3532 (19%)
  • 36 to 4523 (14%)
  • 46 to 557 (4.2%)
  • 56 to 6511 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (9.5%)
  • Over 758 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider91 (54%)
  • Passenger58 (35%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (76%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1992

Map of the last 16 crashes of 1992 in West Somerset

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  • 16 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1992

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1992: 36, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39365227
2ndA3587701
3rdA39662101
4thB322461304
5thB31903400
6thB32232700
7thB31881100
8thB31911100
9thB32221100
10thB33911100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1992

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1992: 19.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1992

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1992: 55.

Somerset and its former districts in 1992

Somerset recorded 1,646 collisions in 1992, and 6.7% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1992, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years